I’d hang on to the linn silver phonos. They were standard in linn’s flagship systems (CD12/klimax etc) and are more than capable.
The cable is just decent copper, it’s only the jacket that is silver
There is something to be said for simplicity in design and implementation…I still use the Silvers widely in my system, despite experimentation with various alternatives. I was able to change the sound, but always for the worse.